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lactoscope

[ lak-tuh-skohp ]
/ ˈlæk təˌskoʊp /
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noun
an optical device for determining the amount of cream in milk.
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Origin of lactoscope

First recorded in 1855–60; lacto- + -scope

Words nearby lactoscope

lactometer, lactone, lactonize, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, lactoprotein, lactoscope, lactose, lactosuria, lactovegetarian, La Cumbre, lacuna
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How to use lactoscope in a sentence

  • The lactoscope possesses, however, but a limited degree of precision.

    Legal Chemistry|A. Naquet

British Dictionary definitions for lactoscope

lactoscope
/ (ˈlæktəˌskəʊp) /
noun
an instrument for measuring the amount of cream in milk
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